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On Dec. 6, 2022, a Reddit user posted on the r/antiwork subreddit a screenshot of a purported mass email rant from a manager at an Olive Garden restaurant. The subject of the letter was about employees who had apparently repeatedly called off with various excuses for why they were unable to show up for work. If your dog died, you need to bring him in and prove it to us, the letter read. If it's a 'family emergency' and you can't say, too bad. Go work somewhere else. We contacted Darden Restaurants, Olive Garden's parent company, to find out more details. By email, company spokesperson Rich Jeffers confirmed that the letter was real and provided the following statement: We strive to provide a caring and respectful work environment for our team members. This message is not aligned with our company's values. We can confirm we have parted ways with this manager. According to KCTV5.com, the specific Olive Garden location where the fired manager had worked was on 95th Street in Overland Park, Kansas. The TV station's article posted the full letter: As of Dec. 7, the Reddit post that showed a screenshot of the letter had received nearly 34,000 points. For readers who are unfamiliar with Reddit, this large amount of points meant that the post was voted by users to be very popular. We previously reported on other Olive Garden rumors about conservative commentator Sean Hannity, police officers, Planned Parenthood, and the American flag. Note: The r/antiwork forum on Reddit was described as follows: A subreddit for those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, want to get the most out of a work-free life, want more information on anti-work ideas and want personal help with their own jobs/work-related struggles.
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